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    PROTOCOL NUMBERS

    In the Internet Protocol (IP) [DDN], [RFC791] there is a field, called
    Protocol, to identify the next level protocol.  This is an 8 bit
    field.

    Assigned Internet Protocol Numbers

    Decimal    Keyword     Protocol                         References
    -------    -------     --------                         ----------
         0                 Reserved                              [JBP]
         1     ICMP        Internet Control Message       [RFC792,JBP]
         2     IGMP        Internet Group Management     [RFC1112,JBP]
         3     GGP         Gateway-to-Gateway              [RFC823,MB]
         4     IP          IP in IP (encapsulation)          [RFC1853]
         5     ST          Stream                 [RFC1190,IEN119,JWF]
         6     TCP         Transmission Control           [RFC793,JBP]
         7     UCL         UCL                                    [PK]
         8     EGP         Exterior Gateway Protocol     [RFC888,DLM1]
         9     IGP         any private interior gateway          [JBP]
        10     BBN-RCC-MON BBN RCC Monitoring                    [SGC]
        11     NVP-II      Network Voice Protocol         [RFC741,SC3]
        12     PUP         PUP                             [PUP,XEROX]
        13     ARGUS       ARGUS                                [RWS4]
        14     EMCON       EMCON                                 [BN7]
        15     XNET        Cross Net Debugger            [IEN158,JFH2]
        16     CHAOS       Chaos                                 [NC3]
        17     UDP         User Datagram                  [RFC768,JBP]
        18     MUX         Multiplexing                    [IEN90,JBP]
        19     DCN-MEAS    DCN Measurement Subsystems           [DLM1]
        20     HMP         Host Monitoring                [RFC869,RH6]
        21     PRM         Packet Radio Measurement              [ZSU]
        22     XNS-IDP     XEROX NS IDP               [ETHERNET,XEROX]
        23     TRUNK-1     Trunk-1                              [BWB6]
        24     TRUNK-2     Trunk-2                              [BWB6]
        25     LEAF-1      Leaf-1                               [BWB6]
        26     LEAF-2      Leaf-2                               [BWB6]
        27     RDP         Reliable Data Protocol         [RFC908,RH6]
        28     IRTP        Internet Reliable Transaction  [RFC938,TXM]
        29     ISO-TP4     ISO Transport Protocol Class 4 [RFC905,RC77]
        30     NETBLT      Bulk Data Transfer Protocol    [RFC969,DDC1]
        31     MFE-NSP     MFE Network Services Protocol  [MFENET,BCH2]
        32     MERIT-INP   MERIT Internodal Protocol             [HWB]
        33     SEP         Sequential Exchange Protocol        [JC120]
        34     3PC         Third Party Connect Protocol         [SAF3]
        35     IDPR        Inter-Domain Policy Routing Protocol [MXS1]
        36     XTP         XTP                                   [GXC]
        37     DDP         Datagram Delivery Protocol            [WXC]
        38     IDPR-CMTP   IDPR Control Message Transport Proto [MXS1]
        39     TP++        TP++ Transport Protocol               [DXF]
        40     IL          IL Transport Protocol            [Presotto]
        41     IPv6        Ipv6                              [Deering]
        42     SDRP        Source Demand Routing Protocol       [DXE1]
        43     IPv6-Route  Routing Header for IPv6           [Deering]
        44     IPv6-Frag   Fragment Header for IPv6          [Deering]
        45     IDRP        Inter-Domain Routing Protocol   [Sue Hares]
        46     RSVP        Reservation Protocol           [Bob Braden]
        47     GRE         General Routing Encapsulation     [Tony Li]
        48     MHRP        Mobile Host Routing Protocol[David Johnson]
        49     BNA         BNA                          [Gary Salamon]
        50     ESP         Encap Security Payload for IPv6   [RFC1827]
        51     AH          Authentication Header for IPv6    [RFC1826]
        52     I-NLSP      Integrated Net Layer Security  TUBA [GLENN]
        53     SWIPE       IP with Encryption                    [JI6]
        54     NARP        NBMA Address Resolution Protocol  [RFC1735]
        55     MOBILE      IP Mobility                       [Perkins]
        56     TLSP        Transport Layer Security Protocol   [Oberg]
                           using Kryptonet key management
        57     SKIP        SKIP                              [Markson]
        58     IPv6-ICMP   ICMP for IPv6                     [Deering]
        59     IPv6-NoNxt  No Next Header for IPv6           [Deering]
        60     IPv6-Opts   Destination Options for IPv6      [Deering]
        61                 any host internal protocol            [JBP]
        62     CFTP        CFTP                            [CFTP,HCF2]
        63                 any local network                     [JBP]
        64     SAT-EXPAK   SATNET and Backroom EXPAK             [SHB]
        65     KRYPTOLAN   Kryptolan                            [PXL1]
        66     RVD         MIT Remote Virtual Disk Protocol      [MBG]
        67     IPPC        Internet Pluribus Packet Core         [SHB]
        68                 any distributed file system           [JBP]
        69     SAT-MON     SATNET Monitoring                     [SHB]
        70     VISA        VISA Protocol                        [GXT1]
        71     IPCV        Internet Packet Core Utility          [SHB]
        72     CPNX        Computer Protocol Network Executive  [DXM2]
        73     CPHB        Computer Protocol Heart Beat         [DXM2]
        74     WSN         Wang Span Network                     [VXD]
        75     PVP         Packet Video Protocol                 [SC3]
        76     BR-SAT-MON  Backroom SATNET Monitoring            [SHB]
        77     SUN-ND      SUN ND PROTOCOL-Temporary             [WM3]
        78     WB-MON      WIDEBAND Monitoring                   [SHB]
        79     WB-EXPAK    WIDEBAND EXPAK                        [SHB]
        80     ISO-IP      ISO Internet Protocol                 [MTR]
        81     VMTP        VMTP                                 [DRC3]
        82     SECURE-VMTP SECURE-VMTP                          [DRC3]
        83     VINES       VINES                                 [BXH]
        84     TTP         TTP                                   [JXS]
        85     NSFNET-IGP  NSFNET-IGP                            [HWB]
        86     DGP         Dissimilar Gateway Protocol     [DGP,ML109]
        87     TCF         TCF                                  [GAL5]
        88     EIGRP       EIGRP                           [CISCO,GXS]
        89     OSPFIGP     OSPFIGP                      [RFC1583,JTM4]
        90     Sprite-RPC  Sprite RPC Protocol            [SPRITE,BXW]
        91     LARP        Locus Address Resolution Protocol     [BXH]
        92     MTP         Multicast Transport Protocol          [SXA]
        93     AX.25       AX.25 Frames                         [BK29]
        94     IPIP        IP-within-IP Encapsulation Protocol   [JI6]
        95     MICP        Mobile Internetworking Control Pro.   [JI6]
        96     SCC-SP      Semaphore Communications Sec. Pro.    [HXH]
        97     ETHERIP     Ethernet-within-IP Encapsulation     [RXH1]
        98     ENCAP       Encapsulation Header         [RFC1241,RXB3]
        99                 any private encryption scheme         [JBP]
       100     GMTP        GMTP                                 [RXB5]
       101     IFMP        Ipsilon Flow Management Protocol   [Hinden]
       102     PNNI        PNNI over IP                       [Callon]
    103-254                Unassigned                            [JBP]
        255                Reserved                              [JBP]

    REFERENCES

    [CFTP] Forsdick, H., "CFTP", Network Message, Bolt Beranek and
           Newman, January 1982.

    [CISCO] Cisco Systems, "Gateway Server Reference Manual", Manual
            Revision B, January 10, 1988.

    [DDN] Feinler, E., Editor, "DDN Protocol Handbook", Network
          Information Center, SRI International, December 1985.

    [DGP] M/A-COM Government Systems, "Dissimilar Gateway Protocol
          Specification, Draft Version", Contract no. CS901145,
          November 16, 1987.

    [ETHERNET]  "The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link Layer and
                Physical Layer Specification", AA-K759B-TK, Digital
                Equipment Corporation, Maynard, MA.  Also as: "The
                Ethernet - A Local Area Network", Version 1.0, Digital
                Equipment Corporation, Intel Corporation, Xerox
                Corporation, September 1980.  And: "The Ethernet, A Local
                Area Network: Data Link Layer and Physical Layer
                Specifications", Digital, Intel and Xerox, November 1982.
                And: XEROX, "The Ethernet, A Local Area Network: Data Link
                Layer and Physical Layer Specification", X3T51/80-50,
                Xerox Corporation, Stamford, CT., October 1980.

    [IEN90] Cohen, D. and J. Postel, "Multiplexing Protocol", IEN 90,
            USC/Information Sciences Institute, May 1979.

    [IEN119] Forgie, J., "ST - A Proposed Internet Stream Protocol",
             IEN 119, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, September 1979.

    [IEN158] Haverty, J., "XNET Formats for Internet Protocol Version 4",
             IEN 158, October 1980.

    [MFENET] Shuttleworth, B., "A Documentary of MFENet, a National
             Computer Network", UCRL-52317, Lawrence Livermore Labs,
             Livermore, California, June 1977.

    [PUP] Boggs, D., J. Shoch, E. Taft, and R. Metcalfe, "PUP: An
          Internetwork Architecture", XEROX Palo Alto Research Center,
          CSL-79-10, July 1979; also in IEEE Transactions on
          Communication, Volume COM-28, Number 4, April 1980.

    [SPRITE] Welch, B., "The Sprite Remote Procedure Call System",
             Technical Report, UCB/Computer Science Dept., 86/302,
             University of California at Berkeley, June 1986.

    [RFC741] Cohen, D., "Specifications for the Network Voice Protocol",
             RFC 741, ISI/RR 7539, USC/Information Sciences Institute,
             March 1976.

    [RFC768] Postel, J., "User Datagram Protocol", STD 6, RFC 768,
             USC/Information Sciences Institute, August 1980.

    [RFC791] Postel, J., "Internet Protocol - DARPA Internet Program
             Protocol Specification", STD 5, RFC 791, DARPA, September
             1981.

    [RFC792] Postel, J., "Internet Control Message Protocol - DARPA
             Internet Program Protocol Specification", STD 5, RFC 792,
             USC/Information Sciences Institute, September 1981.

    [RFC793] Postel, J., "Transmission Control Protocol - DARPA
             Internet Program Protocol Specification", STD 7, RFC 793,
             USC/Information Sciences Institute, September 1981.

    [RFC823] Hinden, R., and A. Sheltzer, "The DARPA Internet Gateway",
             RFC 823, BBN, September 1982.

    [RFC869] Hinden, R., "A Host Monitoring Protocol", RFC 869,
             Bolt Beranek and Newman, December 1983.

    [RFC888] Seamonson, L., and E. Rosen, "STUB" Exterior Gateway
             Protocol", RFC 888, BBN Communications Corporation,
             January 1984.

    [RFC905] International Standards Organization, "ISO Transport Protocol
             Specification - ISO DP 8073", RFC 905, April 1984.

    [RFC908] Velten, D., R. Hinden, and J. Sax, "Reliable Data Protocol",
             RFC 908, BBN Communications Corporation, July 1984.

    [RFC938] Miller, T., "Internet Reliable Transaction Protocol", RFC 938,
             ACC, February 1985.

    [RFC969] Clark, D., M. Lambert, and L. Zhang, "NETBLT: A Bulk Data
             Transfer Protocol", RFC 969, MIT Laboratory for Computer
             Science, December 1985.

    [RFC1112] Deering, S., "Host Extensions for IP Multicasting",
              STD 5, RFC 1112, Stanford University, August 1989.

    [RFC1190] Topolcic, C., Editor, "Experimental Internet Stream
              Protocol, Version 2 (ST-II)", RFC 1190, CIP Working Group,
              October 1990.

    [RFC1241] Woodburn, W., and D. Mills, " A Scheme for an Internet
              Encapsulation Protocol: Version 1", RFC 1241, SAIC,
              University of Delaware, July 1991.

    [RFC1583] Moy, J., "The OSPF Specification", RFC 1583, Proteon,
              March 1994.

    [RFC1735] Heinanen, J., and R. Govindan, " NBMA Address Resolution
              Protocol (NARP)", RFC 1735, Telecom Finland and USC/ISI,
              December 1994.

    [RFC1826] Atkinson, R., "IP Authentication Header", RFC 1826, Naval
              Research Laboratory, August 1995.

    [RFC1827] Atkinson, R., "IP Encapsulating Security Payload (ESP)", RFC
              1827, Naval Research Laboratory, August 1995.

    [RFC1853] Simpson, W., "IP in IP Tunneling", RFC 1853, Daydreamer,
              October 1995.

    PEOPLE

    [BCH2] Barry Howard

    [BK29] Brian Kantor

    [BN7]

    [BWB6] Barry Boehm

    [BXH] Brian Horn  <---none--->

    [BXW] Bruce Willins <---none--->

    [Callon] Ross Callon, , December 1995.

    [Carpenter] Brian Carpenter, , January 1995.

    [DDC1] David Clark

    [DLM1] David Mills

    [DRC3] Dave Cheriton

    [Deering] Steve Deering, , March 1995.

    [DXE1] Deborah Estrin

    [DXF] Dirk Fromhein

    [DXM2] David Mittnacht  <---none--->

    [David Johnson]

    [GAL5] Guillermo A. Loyola

    [GLENN]  K. Robert Glenn

    [GXC] Greg Chesson

    [GXS] Guenther Schreiner

    [GXT1] Gene Tsudik

    [HCF2] Harry Forsdick

    [Hinden] Bob Hinden, , November 1995.

    [HWB] Hans-Werner Braun

    [HXH] Howard Hart

    [IANA] Internet Assigned Numbers Authority, , June 1995.

    [JBP]   Jon Postel

    [Presotto] Dave Presotto  , July 1995.

    [JC120]

    [JFH2] Jack Haverty

    [JI6] John Ioannidis

    [JTM4] John Moy

    [JWF] Jim Forgie

    [JXS] Jim Stevens

    [KATZ]  Dave Katz

    [Markson] Tom Markson, , September 1995.

    [MB] Mike Brescia

    [MBG] Michael Greenwald

    [ML109] Mike Little

    [MTR] Marshall T. Rose

    [MXS1] Martha Steenstrup

    [NC3] J. Noel Chiappa

    [Oberg] Christer Oberg  October 1994.

    [Perkins] Charlie Perkins  October 1994.

    [PK] Peter Kirstein

    [PXL1] Paul Liu  <---none--->

    [RH6] Robert Hinden

    [RTB3]  Bob Braden

    [RC77]

    [RWS4] Robert W. Scheifler

    [RXB3] Robert Woodburn

    [RXH1] Russ Housley

    [SAF3] Stuart A. Friedberg

    [SC3] Steve Casner

    [SHB] Steven Blumenthal

    [Sue Hares]  Sue Hares

    [SXA] Susie Armstrong

    [SXD] Steve Deering

    [Tony Li] Tony Li

    [TXM] Trudy Miller

    [VXD] Victor Dafoulas  <---none--->

    [WM3] William Melohn

    [WXC] Wesley Craig

    [ZSU] Zaw-Sing Su

    []

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